Rebecca Jantzen Van Noorstrandt (abt. 1582 - aft. 1625)

Born about 1582 in Netherlands

Descendants

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Identity

In 1634 there was a devastating flood that cut the island of origin into 3 separate islands. Most records were destroyed, so this woman's identity and that of her parents are indeterminable.

Biography

Origins

This woman, as wife of Jan, cannot really be known.

Her husband Jan is presumed to be the father of two immigrant sons: Jacob Jansen and Hans Jansen. Their presumed father Jan is thought to come from the Frisian Island of Nordstrand (Noordstrand, Noordstrandt, Nordstrandt), an island in the Frisian chain now known as Nordstrand Island, Germany. The islands are in an oft disputed chain running east to west above the border separating the Netherlands and Germany. In 1634 there was a devastating flood that cut the island into 3 separate islands.

Literally, the name translates to "from North Beach" or "from North Coast."

note: Most trees seem to concur that the island at the time was a part of Denmark, so it needs to be verified if Denmark had administrative control of the island at that time, rather than either one of the Seventeen Provinces that later became united with the Netherlands, or Germany. Mix-216 18:42, 28 July 2014 (EDT)

Most records from the island were destroyed so there appears to not be any definitive proof that the two Jansen's that emigrated were brothers although it is widely believed to be so.

The two Jansen's arrived in the dutch colony of New York and Albany in the early 1600's.

Jacob took the oath of the patroon in Albany, NY in approximately 1648 and Hans appears to have landed in the New Amsterdam region, present day Manhattan.^[1]

This woman, as wife of Jan, cannot really be known.

Her husband Jan is presumed to be the father of two immigrant sons: Jacob Jansen and Hans Jansen. Their presumed father Jan is thought to come from the Frisian Island of Nordstrand (Noordstrand, Noordstrandt, Nordstrandt), an island in the Frisian chain now known as Nordstrand Island, Germany. The islands are in an oft disputed chain running east to west above the border separating the Netherlands and Germany. In 1634 there was a devastating flood that cut the island into 3 separate islands.

Most records from the island were destroyed so there is no known evidence of this mother's identity, and likely no valid evidence that will ever be found. Various names for her identity are entirely speculative, and must be sourced as to their origin, before being considered meaningful.

There also appears to not be any definitive proof that the two Jansen's that emigrated were brothers although it is widely believed to be so.

Sarah Jantzen ... She passed away before 1600. ^[2]

Name

Rebecca was born in 1582. Rebecca Van Noorstrandt ... ^[3]

Sarah was born about 1590. Sarah Jantzen ... ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ historical notes from Don Van Nostrand at wiki.answers
2. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Karen Syed, Friday, December 19, 2014.
3. ↑ Entered by Sarah Key, Monday, November 18, 2013.
4. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Sarah Key for Noorstrandt-3 creating Van Noorstrandt-3 on 18 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Sarah and others.